as in to portend
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presignify
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This indifference to basic democracy does not portend well for what freedom would look like in a free Palestine.—
Jay Tcath,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2025 -
Among the group is a pair of Black twins, whose professor mentions Mengele’s fixation with identical siblings, which both portends fleeting dramatic moments in the rest of the film, and also steeps this post-mortem study in dramatic irony.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
20 May 2025
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Coinbase has indicated that cryptocurrency prices are influenced by multi-year cycles that typically last two to four years.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The release indicated that Dobbins was inside a marked crosswalk when she was struck around 7:30 p.m. that evening.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
9 June 2025
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With only a few seconds to spare, Johnny looked ahead and divined the unfolding shape of my wave.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
12 May 2025
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Trump is pushing hard and fast for the Kremlin to agree to terms to end the war that Putin has clearly divined will improve, not worsen, over time.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2025
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Wind gusts of up to 60 mph and penny-sized hail (0.75 inches) are foreseen.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
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But these were either not available or not deployed quickly enough at the air bases targeted by Ukraine on Sunday – most likely because Russia simply didn’t foresee this type of attack.—
Benjamin Brown,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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Earlier this week, the U.S. May consumer inflation report also came in cooler than anticipated.—
Nur Hikmah Md Ali,
CNBC,
13 June 2025
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Organizers anticipate that the immigration enforcement and Trump's response to largely peaceful protests by bringing in the military is a pivot point that will bring new people to the streets June 14.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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Its arrival betokened a more gentrified, sanitized Village — a place of $73 million townhouses and celebrity brunches.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 May 2025
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The Wiseman reference betokens a certain seriousness on the part of the creators, an awareness that people might be watching who know a thing or two about the subject.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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This late comeback against Jon Lester and an Athletics team that had looked like a powerhouse through the first half of the season foreshadowed the next two Octobers in K.C.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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These examples foreshadow this emerging path of development, distinct from the Industrial Age model of cheap-labor, high-scale manufacturing for export.—
Robert C. Wolcott,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Continue reading … ‘VERY DAMAGING’ – '60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley warns against CBS settlement with Trump.—
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FOXNews.com,
9 June 2025
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Now, Kolesnikov has warned that it is being actively exploited and enables threat actors to launch attacks that are obfuscated from the victim.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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“Presignify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presignify. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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